INTERVENTIONS ADULT AND FAMILIAL
TRAUMA LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ general models. Answer: when specific studies of brain-based factors
cannot be used as a guide to assessment or treatment planning,
consulting ________ can often be helpful.
⩥ Rationally-based. Answer: Even though our understanding of the
neuropsychological factors in trauma contexts in evolving,___________
formulations can now be developed using existing knowledge about the
individual trauma and neuropsychological conditions,
⩥ traumatic head injury. Answer: although commonly co-occur, the
comorbid effects of PTSD and ___________are generally
underevaluated by traumatologists and neuropsychologists.
⩥ alcohol abuse. Answer: Chronic _______ can also produce damage to
multiple brain regions involved in the regulation of behavior, cognition,
and emotion.
,⩥ brain-based. Answer: During the past decade, empirical studies
increasingly focused on examining ______ correlates of clinical
symptoms from a broader range of psychiatric conditions, including
post-traumatic stress disorder.
⩥ females. Answer: the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder is
estimated to be between 8% and 9% with rates of PTSD approximately
twice as high in ________.
⩥ Smaller. Answer: Instead of hippocampal atrophy, the children and
adolescents with PTSD were found to have __________ intracranial and
cerebral volumes than normal controls.
⩥ Hippocampal. Answer: reduced __________ volume has been
reported in 7 of the 11 structural neuroimaging studies of adults with
PTSD and in none of the 4 structural neuroimaging studies of children
and adolescents.
⩥ Blood Flow. Answer: two studies have been conducted that compare
resting regional _______ in individuals with PTSD and normal controls.
⩥ contradictory. Answer: findings regarding children's (trauma)
reactions have sometimes been _________.
,⩥ childhood. Answer: researches continue to debate the nature of
________ traumatic response and the applicability of DSM criteria A - D
⩥ understudied. Answer: children's ethnic, religious, and cultural
backgrounds have been relatively __________ in relation to traumatic
reactions.
⩥ Children's. Answer: In the past two decades, a number of instruments
and subscales have been developed and revised to reflect a growing
knowledgeof ________ posttraumatic reactions.
⩥ Interviewing. Answer: children directly may be most effective after
the physical needs are met and a sense of safety is restored and when the
interviewer is appropriately knowledgeable and deemed caring and
trustworthy by the children.
⩥ Not one "symptom ratings and interview answers". Answer: according
to the reading, understanding childhood traumatic reactions has been
limited or confused by five things.
⩥ clinical case examination. Answer: prior to 1980, the assessment of
childhood traumatic response was accomplished primarily through
__________.
, ⩥ variables. Answer: in order to fully and accurately understand
symptom endorsement and scale scores, it is essential to examine the
appropriate _________ that may contribute to specific posttraumatic
reactions
⩥ comprehensive. Answer: assessment of children includes collecting
information from multiple sources and in multiple contexts
⩥ Opposition; similarities. Answer: ______ produces stress and strain in
the relationship; ___ help the client relax in the counselor's presence.
⩥ The energy of a moving object is called:
a. kinetic energy.
b. potential energy.
c. latent energy.
d. converted energy. Answer: a. kinetic energy
⩥ Which of the following statements regarding gunshot wounds is
correct?
a. The speed of a bullet has the greatest impact on the injury produced.
b. High-velocity bullets will cause less severe internal injuries.
c. Low-velocity bullets will cause the greatest amount of trauma.